Ba U
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Dr. Ba U was the 2nd President of Union of Burma and a lawyer, High Court judge, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Burma (1948–1952), and President of Burma from 16 March 1952 to 13 March 1957. He was a member of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
. Ba U served as a judge under British, Japanese
and Burmese rule. He wrote an autobiography, Ba, My Burma: The Autobiography of a President (New York: Taplinger, 1958). It contains little in the way of a discussion of public issues.
in the Irrawaddy delta
, son of U Poe Hla and Daw Nyunt. He passed university entry class from Ragoon Government High School. At 1907 he attended the University of Cambridge to study law. After graduation in 1912, he got Bachelor of Laws. He was employed as a lawyer in Yangon between 1913 to 1921. In 1921 he became a district judge. He was Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Burma from 1948 to 1952. In 1947 he was awarded knighthood by the British government.
In 1913 he married Daw Nyein, daughter of retired district judge Aung Zan, and they had two sons. Daw Nyein died in 1922. In 1923 he married Daw Aye, daughter of governor of Soe Pe. With her he had two sons and a daughter. Daw Aye died in 1941. He died on 9 November 1963.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Supreme Court of Burma (1948–1952), and President of Burma from 16 March 1952 to 13 March 1957. He was a member of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
The Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League , or hpa hsa pa la by its Burmese acronym, was the main political party in Burma from 1945 until 1962...
. Ba U served as a judge under British, Japanese
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
and Burmese rule. He wrote an autobiography, Ba, My Burma: The Autobiography of a President (New York: Taplinger, 1958). It contains little in the way of a discussion of public issues.
Biography
He was born on 26 May 1887 at PatheinPathein
Pathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....
in the Irrawaddy delta
Irrawaddy Delta
The Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta lies in the Ayeyarwady Region , the lowest expanse of land in Burma that fans out from the limit of tidal influence at Myan Aung to the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, 290 km to the south at the mouth of the Ayeyarwady River...
, son of U Poe Hla and Daw Nyunt. He passed university entry class from Ragoon Government High School. At 1907 he attended the University of Cambridge to study law. After graduation in 1912, he got Bachelor of Laws. He was employed as a lawyer in Yangon between 1913 to 1921. In 1921 he became a district judge. He was Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Supreme Court of Burma from 1948 to 1952. In 1947 he was awarded knighthood by the British government.
In 1913 he married Daw Nyein, daughter of retired district judge Aung Zan, and they had two sons. Daw Nyein died in 1922. In 1923 he married Daw Aye, daughter of governor of Soe Pe. With her he had two sons and a daughter. Daw Aye died in 1941. He died on 9 November 1963.